Singer d4vd Arrested in Murder of 14-Year-Old

Los Angeles singer David Anthony Burke, known professionally as d4vd, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose dismembered remains were discovered seven months ago in the front trunk of his impounded Tesla in the Hollywood Hills.

The Los Angeles Police Department announced the arrest, stating that detectives from the Robbery-Homicide Division took the 21-year-old into custody. Burke is being held without bail, and the case is scheduled to be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office on Monday for filing consideration. Authorities believe Rivas Hernandez died in the spring of 2024, though the cause of death remains undetermined pending further investigation.

Rivas Hernandez was reported missing from Lake Elsinore, California, in April 2024, with her family last seeing her on April 5 in western Riverside County. She had been dating a boyfriend named David, according to her mother. The teen's decomposed remains were found on September 8, 2025, inside two cadaver bags in the front storage compartment, or frunk, of Burke's 2023 Tesla Model Y. The vehicle, registered to Burke, had been...